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 Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said he planned to use Papelbon in
save situations during the final week of the regular season.
The 33-year-old Papelbon grabbed his crotch and gestured toward
Phillies fans during a Sept. 14 game. He then had a physical run-in
with umpire Joe West.
Before the suspension, Papelbon appeared in 64 games and had
finished 50 this year. He has 37 saves and a 2-3 record with a 2.10
ERA.
---The New York Mets confirmed Tuesday a three-year contract
extension for general manager Sandy Alderson through the 2017 season
and the return of manager Terry Collins next year.
In four seasons under the direction of Alderson and Collins, the
Mets have a 301-341 record.
The Mets also announced that right-hander Jacob deGrom will not
pitch during the final week of the season after going 9-6 with a
2.63 ERA in 140 1/3 innings as a rookie.
---The jersey worn by Mo'ne Davis at the Little League World Series
is headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Davis, who in August became the fourth girl to pitch in the Little
League World Series and the first to win a game, donated her jersey
from the Taney Hill Little League team in Philadelphia to be
preserved among the game's treasures.
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Davis and her teammates from Taney Hill and the travel team she
plays on will visit the Hall of Fame on Thursday in Cooperstown,
N.Y., and then play a game against a local team form Stanford, N.Y.,
at historic Doubleday Field. The 13-year-old will present her jersey
to Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson in a ceremony. Also in
attendance will be Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, a former pitcher who is
one of only three women to play in the Negro Leagues.
---The Atlanta Braves will shut down left-hander Mike Minor for the
rest of the season because of a sore shoulder.
Minor (6-12) was able to complete only one inning in his last start
on Sept. 20 against the New York Mets. Right-hander David Hale (4-4)
will take Minor's turn in the rotation on Thursday.
---Johan De Jesus, a minor league third baseman in the Pittsburgh
Pirates'' organization, was suspended for 72 games after testing
positive for a performance-enhancing drug.
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